Talented Corporate Accountant Seeking New Challenge
Resume:
MALINDA IACOPINELLI
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PROFILE SUMMARY
Versatile accounting professional with five years of broad experience in construction and manufacturing. Organized manager with a blend of financial, operational, and information technology capabilities able to prioritize projects, drive results, and meet goals while providing outstanding follow-through and closed loop completion in fast paced environments. Analytical problem solver who optimizes staff and team performance through motivation, training, and insightful communication.
• Effective communication ability and concise verbal skills; consistently meets deadlines with superior results.
• Polished presentation, negotiation, and problem solving tact; brings natural, unforced interpersonal advantage.
• Delivers significant level of operations management acumen developed through highly accountable career roles.
• Versed in multiple versions of accounting and MIS software.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BRANSCOME COMPANIES, INC.
Williamsburg, VA
Senior Corporate Accountant
August 2006 – April 2009
Branscome is one of the largest heavy highway construction and general contracting companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. Branscome offers its clients a full range of heavy construction services - from excavation and site work, to underground utilities, asphalt paving, ready-mix concrete, and materials supply. Branscome owns and operates asphalt plants, concrete plants, borrow, sand and gravel operations, as well as stone facilities accessible by rail or deep water.
• Prepared interim and final audited financial statements including Company Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Stockholder’s Equity, and the Statement of Cash Flows with accompanying footnotes and supporting schedules, for the guidance of management.
• Developed, analyzed, and interpreted statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters pertaining to the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the organization.
• Directed annual financial audits performed by independent Big 4 accounting firm.
• Performed in depth internal audit of the IT department and designed and implemented purchasing policies and inventory management procedures in addition to creating an inventory database using a new MIS.
• Outstanding work ethic and motivation allowed this position to become a bridge between various departments within the Company. Responsibilities expanded to include forensic accounting, managing contact with in house and external legal counsel, human resources and benefits administration including 401K, FSA, and AD&D as well as information systems management.
• Maintained progressive banking relationships with regard to cash management.
• Worked directly with the President and executive management to construct presentations for the Board of Directors detailing the Company’s forecasted performance and budget parameters for the fiscal year.
• Reviewed general ledgers for all regions and subsidiaries monthly in order to ensure that account reconciliations were performed accurately and timely in accordance with GAAP prior to closing monthly financial records.
• Performed due diligence process associated with proposed acquisitions and acquisition opportunities and prepared extensive analysis and evaluation for presentation to senior leadership.
• Implemented and maintained internal control policies and process improvement procedures to protect assets and promote operational efficiency.
• Key player in providing executives and employees with operational and financial management support. Active member of the management team, implementing key work-life and process improvement initiatives for a staff of over 750.
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC.
Hampton, VA
Senior Accountant
June 2005 – August 2006
Measurement Specialties, Inc. is a global leader in designing and manufacturing sensors for original equipment manufacturers and end users. The Company produces a wide variety of sensors that use advanced technologies to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics including pressure, position, force, vibration, humidity and photo-optics. These sensors are used for automotive, medical, consumer, military/aerospace and industrial applications. The Company’s sensor products include pressure and electromagnetic displacement sensors, transducers, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, accelerometers, optical sensors and humidity sensors.
• Instrumental in evaluating and developing accounting policy and procedures compliant with GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) guidelines. .
• Responsible for preparation and filing of required compliance reports including, but not limited to, sales and use tax returns and quarterly and annual regulatory filings as required.
• Experience with all aspects of preparing and filing Company’s 10K and 10Q with the SEC including the EDGARization process.
• Identified, explained, and recorded price variances.
• Responsible for currency exchange rate calculations and accounting for international corporations and affiliates in the US, Europe, and Asia.
• Reconciled all balance sheet accounts for the Consumer Division of the company.
• Performed analytical review and prepared reports for various funds and specific financial management topics.
• Developed and implemented plans for external auditors.
CARPENTER COMPANY
Richmond, VA
General Ledger Staff Accountant
June 2004 – June 2005
Carpenter Co. is the largest manufacturer of comfort cushioning in the world. Carpenter manufactures a wide variety of polyurethane foam and polyester fiber comfort cushioning. Carpenter is a world leader in research and development and continually strives to develop new products.
• Balanced intercompany accounts with European affiliates (Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, and the UK) as well as with Canadian affiliates.
• Researched and calculated currency exchange rates weekly in order to account for the gain or loss on currency exchange between affiliates in the US and Canada.
• Reconciled balance sheet accounts including multimillion dollar cash accounts, accounts receivable (for employee relocation), accounts payable (an employee funds account), executive life insurance, stock valuation account, and accrued expenses.
• Calculated the amount gained or lost on the stock that Carpenter owned, booked the journal entry for the stock valuation, securities gains or losses.
• Transferred funds between Canadian accounts and United States accounts.
EDUCATION
MILLIGAN COLLEGE – ELIZABETHTON, TN
Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Applied Finance
INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BITUMINOUS CONCRETE (ASPHALT)
CONCRETE
CORE COMPETENCIES / SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS / AFFILIATIONS
FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS
MENTORING AND COACHING
CORPORATE LEVEL FINANCIAL REPORTING
BUDGET ADMINISTRATION
JOB COST ANALYSIS
ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION
GAAP / SOX COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING
PROCESS STREAMLINING AND IMPROVEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC PLANNING
CUSTOMER SERVICE / RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
GL AUDITING
CLEAR COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CPA CANDIDATE
MEMBER CFMA
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
VOIP IMPLEMENTATION
INTERNAL CONTROLS DEVELOPMENT / MANAGEMENT
REVENUE RECOGNITION
POLICY AND PROCEDURES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT
MONTH-END, QUARTERLY, AND YEAR-END CLOSE
PLANT LEVEL FINANCIAL REPORTING
HANDS ON ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
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